Intended Audience
Match Phonics Free is a free version of an app that provides an introduction for toddlers to the phonetic sounds of the hard consonants, long and short vowels . It exposes these youngsters to phonetic beginning sounds of easily recognized words. It should be used for preparing youngsters to read.
For Parents
Match Phonics Free provides a free look at a full version app. The full version is an introduction for toddlers to the phonetic sounds of the hard consonants, long and short vowels . It exposes these youngsters to phonetic beginning sounds of easily recognized words. It should be used for preparing youngsters to read.
The Game
When the game begins, 4 letters and 4 images are presented on the screen for matching. When the youngster recognizes the image, they use their fingers to draw a line from the letter of the beginning sound of the image to the matching image. If a correct match is chosen, the youngster is rewarded with a whimsical animation. If a incorrect match is chosen, the youngster is gently encouraged to try again. As the youngster chooses matching beginning letters and images, those selections are eliminated from the choices. When all the items are matched, the youngster shakes the iphone or ipad slightly to obtain a new set of letters and images. What fun they have shaking and matching the phonetic sounds of the first letter of a image with the corresponding letter. This activity helps youngsters to sound out words for later reading.
Learning concepts
Image/beginning sound association
Phonetic sound recognition
Phonetic sound and letter association
Letter Word Association
Reading readiness
Phonemic awareness
Finger dexterity
Benefits
Match Phonics Free is one of our apps for the youngest student who is preparing themselves to read the English language. This limited free version only contains about one-fourth of the matching sets. The game contains an excellent user interface for very young fingers. This educational game keeps your child’s attention while they practice phonetic sound recognition, improve finger dexterity, reinforce their knowledge of phonics, and become reading ready. In addition it improves motor skills and sharpens memory. Toddlers and young children are eager to play the game over and over.